US airline JetBlue has not been allocated any slots for the 2024 summer season, slot coordinator ACNL reported Thursday. The airline now flies to both New York JFK and Boston. Airlines that do have historic rights will receive 3.1% fewer slots than before, ACNL director Hugo Thomassen told Reuters, as the Dutch government presses ahead with controversial plans to limit the … [Read more...] about JetBlue barred from Schiphol in summer 2024
Column: Back to square one again…
So, we are back to reality. The news is the news again. Sorry family Hazes, stick-on adolescents and soccer women with Michelin lips, not right now. The world is on fire and the news is harsh, relentless and intensely sad. I'm not talking about Ajax either. So I write this from my home fortress. I'm not pulling it anymore. I put all the mattresses together and covered it with … [Read more...] about Column: Back to square one again…
Badr Al-Meer new CEO Qatar Airways
Qatar Airways Group confirms that Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker, after an impressive 27 years of service, will step down from his current position as Group Chief Executive effective November 5, 2023 and will be succeeded by Engr. Badr Mohammed Al-Meer as Group Chief Executive for Qatar Airways. He is currently COO of Doha Hamad International Airport. Under … [Read more...] about Badr Al-Meer new CEO Qatar Airways
Column: flying travel lovers (Futue te Ipsum)
I would like to take this opportunity to let you know that I will be starting the interest group Flying Travel Lovers with Fuck You Attitude. Nothing flygskam, which I think of as an IKEA comb to sweep dead flies out of the screen door. I call our club not VRMFYA but Hermes, after the Greek God of borders, roads and travelers, thieves, athletes, shepherds, trade, speed, cunning … [Read more...] about Column: flying travel lovers (Futue te Ipsum)
Garuda Indonesia bets on SAF
Garuda Indonesia has made sustainable strides. The airline, in collaboration with Pertamina and fully supported by the Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, the Indonesian Ministry of Transport and the research team at the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), has completed a study with bio-aircraft fuels included in the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) … [Read more...] about Garuda Indonesia bets on SAF